Category Archives: Handheld Instruments

EFRO grant – Thumbs up!

Duim omhoog voor innovatief hand-exoskelet. Het hand-exoskelet helpt mensen die hun hand niet goed kunnen gebruiken bij het vastpakken en loslaten van voorwerpen en om de functie van de hand te herstellen. De partners in het project Thumbs up! hebben met succes een aanvraag ingediend voor de regeling ”Innovatieprojecten” van Europees Fonds voor Regionale Ontwikkeling […]

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Delft Health Initiative Prototype granted for ‘Wire Saw’

Dr. ir. T. Horeman from Delft University of Technology, Dept. Biomechanical Engineering,  Dr. S. Stufkens and Dr. ir. G.J.M. Tuijthof both from Amsterdam University Medical Centre have received a stimulating grant titled Delft Health Initiative Prototype to further develop a new ‘Wire Saw’ for minimal access reconstructive bone surgery. More info: Resection of bone is […]

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PhD defence of Jaakko Sarin

I was honoured to be the opponent of Jaakko Sarin who defended his PhD thesis on ‘Evaluation of chondral injuries using near infrared spectroscopy‘ at the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Forestry, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland. Under supervision of professor Juha Töyräs, we had an entertaining and in depth discussion and afterwards a […]

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